host to a team of distance running professionals training for national road races: the MN Distance Elite team (formerly known as Team USA Minnesota). There are dozens of running clubs in the state, and they compete in a circuit of races known as the USATF Team Race Circuit. Marathons Today, there are eight Minnesota road marathons certified by United States Track and Field: Grandma's Marathon (from Two Harbors to Duluth, founded 1977) Twin Cities Marathon (from Minneapolis to St. Paul, founded 1982, but preceded by the Land of Lakes Marathon [1963–1975], the City of Lakes Marathon [1976–1981] and the St. Paul Marathon [1981]). Med City Marathon (in Rochester, founded 1996) Mankato Marathon (in Mankato, founded 2010) Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon (on paved trail from Holdingford to St. Joseph, founded 2008) Run for the Lakes Marathon (in Nisswa, founded 2008) Bemidji Blue Ox Marathon (in Bemidji, founded 2013) Ely Marathon (in Ely, Minnesota, founded 2015) College The state of Minnesota has 27 schools competing in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Minnesota is one of eleven US states that do not have a school listed as a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) member, though there are schools transitioning from the NAIA to the NCAA. Division I The Minnesota Golden Gophers compete in NCAA Division I as members of the Big Ten Conference for all sports except women's hockey, which the Big Ten sponsors only for men. In women's hockey, the school is a member of the NCAA Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). The Golden Gophers have won 28 total national collegiate championships, including 7 in football, 5 in men's hockey, 3 in baseball, 7 in women's hockey, 2 in men's basketball, 1 in men's golf, 1 in men's track and field, and 3 in men's wrestling. The entire list of collegiate national championships can be found here. The Golden Gophers have also won 178 conference titles. A list of notable former Golden Gophers can be found at Minnesota Golden Gophers#Notable Gopher athletes and coaches. Four other universities in Minnesota also compete in NCAA Division I with teams competing nationally in ice hockey. The other Division I schools are Bemidji State University, Minnesota State University, Mankato (branded for sports purposes as Minnesota State), and St. Cloud State University and the University of Minnesota Duluth. All of these universities field both men's and women's teams. All four currently compete on